VMware Workstation 6.0 is a groundbreaking new release of VMware's virtualization software for desktops and laptops. It offers the broadest OS support, best virtual machine architecture, and richest desktop experience. VMware Workstation has been the industry gold standard since 1999 and has over 1 million registered users. It provides benefits for IT administrators, software developers and testers, and others through virtualization use cases.

1. VMware Workstation 6.0
Overview

2. VMware Workstation 6.0
VMware Workstation 6:
A groundbreaking new release
of the industry’s “gold standard”
virtualization software for
desktop and laptop computers.
“A combination of class-leading features and excellent scalability make
VMware Workstation 6.0 the only choice
for serious virtualization users.” – Randall Kennedy, Infoworld

3. VMware Workstation Market Leadership
A History of Success
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Millions of registered users; winner of dozens of awards

4. VMware Workstation Market Leadership
Global Customer Base
And thousands more…

5. VMware Workstation Product Leadership
The Industry’s Gold Standard
Broadest OS support (both host and guest)
More than 19 flavors of Windows and 26 flavors of Linux supported
Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, 2003, NT, XP, Vista, Linux, Solaris x86, Netware, FreeBSD
Best-in-class virtual machine architecture
Full 32- and 64-bit support, 10 virtual NICs, up to 8GB RAM per VM, 64-bit sound
driver, 2-way vSMP
Richest desktop experience
Multiple monitor support, plug-and-play USB 2.0 support, isochronous USB devices
(webcams, etc.), 3D graphics acceleration
Unmatched value-added features
Multiple snapshots, teams, liked clones, movie capture/playback, headless mode,
VNC support, portability (Pocket ACE)
Powerful set of plug-ins and APIs
Integrated virtual debugger for Visual Studio and Eclipse, VIX automation APIs,
scripting APIs
Continuous investment in technology innovation
Record and replay, paravirtualization support

6. VMware Workstation Technology Leadership
A Track Record of Innovation
VMware Workstation Technology “Firsts”
First commercially viable x86 virtualization product 1999
First to support CD-ROM, networking and sound 1999
First suspend/resume capability 2000
First SCSI device and disk support 2000
First to support USB 2001
First snapshot capability 2003
First to support shared folders, drag and drop, and copy/paste between host and guest 2003
First multiple snapshots 2005
First desktop virtualization product to support paravirtualized hardware (vmxnet) 2005
First desktop virtualization product to offer memory sharing between virtual machines 2005
First to support 64 bit virtual machines (even before ESX) 2005
First shipping virtualization product to make use of Intel’s VT 2005
First to support USB 2.0 2007
First desktop virtualization product to offer full-fledged APIs and running VMs as a service 2007
First with true multi-monitor support (where guest can natively span multiple monitors) 2007
First with native VNC connectivity to any virtual machine 2007
First with continuous VM state record/replay capabilities 2007
First with seamless cross-platform drag-and-drop of files from host to guest, guest to host, and guest 2007
to guest
First with a debugger integration to Microsoft Visual Studio and Eclipse IDEs 2007

7. What Does Joel Spolsky Use?
“One of the most crucial tools
in our toolbox is VMware
Workstation, which I’ve been
recommending for years.”
www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2005/05/02.html

8. What Does Sergey Brin Use?
“I use VMware Workstation to test
Google on a variety of platform
and browser combinations
without having to reboot my
computer or leave my desk.”
Sergey Brin
Co-Founder and President

9. What Does Michael Dell Use?
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/corp/biographies/en/msd_computers?c=us&l=en&s=corp

10. VMware Workstation:
Key Use Scenarios

11. Who Needs VMware Workstation?
Software
Developers
IT Admins and Testers
Sales, Training
and Support
Anyone who needs to create virtual machines needs
VMware Workstation, VMware’s universal authoring tool.

12. VMware Workstation for IT Administrators
Use Scenario Benefits
► Configure and test desktops and ► Reduce hardware costs by 50-60%
servers in virtual machines before
deploying them to production ► Increase operations efficiency by up to 50%
► Test new multi-tier applications, ► Reduce time needed to test new software
service packs, application updates, and improve quality of deployments
and OS patches on a single PC
► Eliminate risk to production networks by
► Host legacy applications within virtual creating isolated virtual test networks
machines, thus facilitating OS
migrations and eliminating the need ► Complete OS migration projects with
to port legacy applications minimal end-user disruption
► Create a virtual library of end-user ► Accelerate help desk resolution of end-user
configurations on a shared drive problems

13. Rehost Legacy Applications
Workstation on Vista with XP guest

14. VMware Workstation in Action:
IT Administration
The Challenge
Replace 27,000 NT and W2K trader Workstations with XP-based
systems
“VMware enables us to
The VMware Solution
solve a variety of
Windows NT apps running in VMware Workstation
challenging IT issues in
a quick, cost-effective
manner…We’re using
VMware Workstation to • Saved millions of dollars by reducing costs
manage risk in transition by 40-50%
– it’s running on each
• Migration planning, testing and deployment
financial adviser’s
on Windows XP
desktop.”
• Manage risk in transition phase
John McKinley • Cost savings and reduction in deployment
Chief Technology Officer time for 28,000 Workstations
Merrill Lynch

15. VMware Workstation for Developers and Testers
Use Scenario Benefits
►Develop and test multiple operating Accelerate dev/test cycles and reduce
systems and apps on a single PC time to market
Reduce hardware costs by 50-60%
►Integrate seamlessly with Visual Studio and
Eclipse Reduce costly configuration and set-up
time by 25-55%
►Connect virtual machines to simulate and Improve project quality with more
test multi-tier configurations rigorous testing
►Use multiple snapshots and debugging Ensure that users always test from a
support to facilitate testing "clean" state
►Archive test environments on file servers
where they can be easily restored/shared
►Securely transport virtual machines on a
USB drive between work and home office, or
when you’re on the road

16. VMware Workstation in Action:
Software Development, Testing and Deployment
The Challenge
Build and manage a secure, distributed developer network
while keeping hardware costs down, without compromising
the security
“VMware offered an
The VMware Solution
effective solution to
minimize hardware Use VMware Workstation to run three different
and infrastructure configurations on a single workstation, each with a different
operating system and security setup
costs.”
Nancy Patterson
• Allow student developers access to their
Engineering Director own virtual environments
CSOC at NASA Johnson
Space Center
• Reduce hardware costs by consolidating
physical machines
• Maintain and manage complicated security
policies
• Accelerated the time it took to deploy and
get the programs up and running

17. VMware Workstation for Sales, Support, and Training
Use Scenario Benefits
Demo complex or multi-tier More stable demos and reduced setup time
configurations on a single laptop in a and hardware costs
repeatable, reliable manner Reduce hardware needed in classroom
Create digital rights enabled virtual Decrease time required to prepare for a new
machines suitable for software class
evaluations.
Ensure that students always start from a
Package and deploy classroom "clean" state
material in virtual machines
Allow students to experiment with
multiple operating systems,
applications, and tools in secure,
isolated virtual machines
Configure virtual machines to "undo"
all changes at shutdown

18. VMware Workstation in Action:
Sales Demos
The Challenge
Building customized product demonstrations, installations and proof
of concepts were complicated, lengthy processes that slowed the
sales cycle for PTC.
The VMware Solution
“With VMware software,
we can tailor solutions Using VMware Workstation, PTC can pre-configure product
installations and effectively demonstrate its solutions.
and systems quickly
and focus our time and
energy on our • Improved responsiveness to sales force
customers. ”
• Over 800 man-hours saved in the first six
months of doing standard installations
Peter Borden
Director • Provided readily-available, complex
Worldwide Technical Sales installations and configurations, more off-the-
Operations shelf solutions and industry-specific demos for
PTC customers
• Reduced hardware requirements and hardware
shipping costs

19. What’s New in
VMware Workstation 6.0

20. What’s New in Workstation 6.0?
Support for Windows Vista
Use Windows Vista as guest and host operating
system
Multiple monitor display
You can stretch a virtual machine to span multiple
monitors, or multiple virtual machines to each
display on separate monitors
Support for USB 2.0 devices
You can now use peripherals that require high-
speed performance in your virtual machines, such as
iPods and fast storage devices
ACE authoring capabilities
You now have the ability to create and run ACEs,
including Pocket ACEs for easy, secure transport of
your virtual machines on a thumb drive

21. What’s New in Workstation 6.0?
Headless mode
Run virtual machines in the background without
using the Workstation user interface
Remote Access
Optionally turn on for any VM running in
Workstation
No need to modify guest by installing VNC or
RDP server
VMware Converter Included
Turn a physical computer into a virtual P2V
machine in minutes
Integrated Virtual Debugger
Integrates with Visual Studio and Eclipse so
you can deploy, run, and debug programs in a
virtual machine directly from your preferred IDE

22. Virtual Machine Record/Replay
Record all virtual machine activity over a period of time
Captures machine state -- unlike screen/movie record/replay
Stop playback and go live at any point in the recording
The ultimate debugging tool!
Snapshot Manager
Takes a new snapshot at
the beginning of a recording
Displays all recordings per VM
Record/Replay Toolbar
Record/Stop Recording
Replay last session

23. Paravirtualization Support
What is paravirtualization?
Virtualization support in the
operating system for improved
performance
Based on VMI 3.0
(Virtual Machine Interface)
Benefits
Get up to 25% performance boost
for disk IO, network and graphics
Take advantage of virtualization
support in recent Intel and AMD
chips
Example
Ubuntu 7.04

24. VMware Workstation 6.0
Features and Capabilities

25. Broad Operating System Support
Guest OS Support
Microsoft Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, 2003, NT, XP, Vista
RedHat, SUSE, Ubuntu, Mandrake, Mandriva, Turbo Linux
Solaris 10 x86, Novell Netware, and many others!
Para-virtualized guest OS support for up to 25% performance
increase
32- and 64-bit Support
Support for AMD Athlon, Opteron and
Intel EMT 64 with VT
Virtual SMP
Enable one or more CPUs per VM

26. Advanced Configuration Options
Hardware Support
8GB RAM per VM / unlimited RAM across VMs
IDE or SCSI disk support with configurable size
Support for USB 2.0, DVD, CD-ROM devices
CD and floppy support
Guest Interaction
HGFS 2.0 (Shared Folders)
Cross-Platform Drag-N-Drop
VMware Tools Auto-Upgrade
Up to 10 Virtual PCI Slots

27. Powerful Networking Options
Physical Virtual
Build complex networks
on single PC Client
Bridged networking
NAT-ed networking
Web Server
Host-only networking
Private LAN segments
(Teams) App Server
Simulate and test multi- DB Server
tier configurations
Database
Reduce costs and save
time

28. Multiple Snapshots
Capabilities
Capture entire state of virtual
machine at different points in time
Revert to any saved snapshot
Branching is supported
Benefits
Easily capture complex
configurations
Spend more time
testing/developing than setting up
configurations to reproduce
defects

29. Teams
Collection of one or more virtual machines
and network segments that connect them. App Servers
DB
Capabilities
Create, Update, Remove
Power on/off, Suspend/Resume DB Middleware
Server (JMS, etc)
Create and configure network segments with
bandwidth, packet loss, etc.
Benefits App Server
(EJB, BEA)
Build real-world networks on developer desktops
Orchestrate actions across group of VMs Web Server
Provision and configure once
Browser
Consolidate hardware

30. VMware Converter Included
Physical to Virtual (P2V)
Connect to any local or remote computer over the
network and import the physical diskimage into a
virtual machine
Import 3rd Party Formats
Microsoft Virtual PC and Virtual Server
Symantec Backup Exec, System Recovery
StorageCraft ShadowStor
Convert File Formats
Between any VMware desktop and server product

31. Workstation ACE Option Pack (NEW)
The ACE Option Pack is an upgrade for Workstation 6 that gives you the power to create and
deploy portable, secure virtual machines, or ACEs, that you can run directly from removable
media such as portable hard drives, USB thumb drives and even Apple iPods.
Pocket ACE delivers
security and mobility
for your VM.
For a limited time, you can get the ACE
Option Pack and an ACE client license
($150+ value) for free when you purchase
VMware Workstation 6.
No additional software installation is
required.
Learn more about this promotion at:
http://www.vmware.com/products/ws/aop.html

32. Integrated Virtual Debugger
Complete IDE Integrations
Visual Studio 2005 Professional
and Team Editions
Eclipse 3.2
Supported Debugger Actions
Start debugger
Run application
Attach to process in guest
Pre- and Post-Debug Events
Revert to Snapshot
Copy data to guest
Set up shared folders

33. Automation API
Automation via expanded VIX API
Language bindings for C, Perl, COM, and shell scripts (vmrun)
Control many basic VM operations: power-on, snapshot, power-off
New, powerful functions for in-guest operations
VixError err = VIX_OK;
VixHandle jobHandle = VIX_INVALID_HANDLE;
// Power off the virtual machine.
jobHandle = VixVM_PowerOff(vmHandle,
0, // powerOffOptions
VIX_INVALID_HANDLE, // propertyListHandle
NULL, // callbackProc
NULL); // clientData
err = VixJob_Wait(jobHandle, VIX_PROPERTY_NONE);
if (VIX_OK != err) {
// Handle the error...
goto abort;
}
Vix_ReleaseHandle(jobHandle);

34. Handy Tools
Remember a VM is like a physical server:
PXE, CDROM and floppy boot
CDROM can be ISO image
WinISO
dd if=/dev/cdrom of=mycd.iso bs=32k
Floppy can be flp imageWinImage
dd if=/dev/floppy of=myfloppy.flp
Use “Helper VM”
vmware –X (and others) to start VM in full screen
vmrun commands to automate VM operations

35. Virtual Disk Manager
vmware-vdiskmanager.exe OPTIONS <disk-name>
To extend a disk:
vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -x 36Gb myDisk.vmdk
To convert a disk:
vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -r source.vmdk -t 0 target.vmdk
Disk types:
0 : single growable virtual disk
1 : growable virtual disk split in 2Gb files
2 : preallocated virtual disk
3 : preallocated virtual disk split in 2Gb files

36. VMware Player 2.0
Run preconfigured virtual
machines on any PC
Also available and free as
standalone software.
Benefits
Enables new software
distribution paradigm using
virtual machines
Allows users to take their virtual
desktop everywhere they go
Facilitates easy sharing and
collaboration.
Increases enterprise productivity

37. VMware Workstation 6.0
Learn more
Download product information
View demo
Join the Community Forum
Try or buy VMware Workstation
Free 30-day trial
The only choice
for serious virtualization users.
www.vmware.com/products/ws

38. Backup Slides

39. How VMware Workstation Works
• Workstation installs on a host
Windows or Linux OS and runs
like an application
• OS and associated applications
are encapsulated as a virtual
machine that then runs on
Workstation
• Each virtual machine has its own
virtual CPU, memory, disks, I/O
devices, etc.
• Each virtual machine is like a
physical x86 machine

40. Result: One Physical Machine, Many Virtual Machines
Run multiple
operating
systems
simultaneously
on a single PC in
fully networked,
portable virtual
machines (VMs).

41. Key Advantages of Virtual Machines
Isolation
Each virtual machine is isolated from the host and other
virtual machines
Efficiency
No need to dual-boot or repartition hard drives
Encapsulation
Each entire virtual machine state is a portable,
reusable set of files
Robust Networking
Create complex networks in a box.
Compatibility
Virtualization eliminates hardware incompatibilities

42. VMware Workstation: Dozens of Industry Awards

43. VMware Workstation 6.0 vs. Virtual PC 2007
Virtual PC 2007 Workstation 6
Operating Systems Windows 98, 2000, Windows 3.1, 95, 98,
2003, NT, XP, Vista 2000, 2003, NT, XP,
Vista, Linux, Solaris
x86, Netware, BSD
Multiple Monitors No Yes
USB Support No Yes
Multiple Snapshots No Yes
Virtual Debugger No Yes
Virtual Networks No Yes
Headless Mode No Yes
Movie Capture No Yes

44. Rehosting Legacy Applications…

45. ACE 2 Appendix

46. ACE 2 Solution Components
Create Package Deploy Manage
ACE Player

47. Deep Dive: VMware ACE 2 Enterprise Edition
VMware ACE 2 Enterprise Edition delivers the only controlled and easily
managed desktop virtualization solution for enterprise users.
Deliver Secure & Streamlined Enterprise Management
Create and Manage granular policies on VMs
Active management and tracking of VMs
Integration with standard enterprise IT tools (AD; VPNs)
Standardize on a Single Virtual Client Platform
Workstation can generate ACE content
Properly licensed VMware Player can run ACE content
All the latest platform enhancements inherited
Vista host and guest support; Linux support; USB 2.0
Enable New Desktop Virtualization Use-Cases
Pocket ACE introduces new portability use cases, including kiosk,
desktop disaster recovery, evaluations

48. Key Solutions — How Customers Use ACE
Home-Users / Remote Workers Secure Portability
Create an IT managed “virtual laptop” Deliver complete operating environments on
to deploy and manage remote workers secure, portable devices with Pocket ACE.
and manage with enterprise tools.
3rd Party Unmanaged PCs Vista Migration
Manage these hostile PCs as if they were Run legacy applications and operating
on the domain while securing IP and systems on a single PC. Contain access from
sensitive data. legacy OS with security and isolation policies.
Kiosks / Shared PCs
Activity Partitions / Sandbox Environments Set the Virtual Machine to a non-persistent /
Isolated, secure environments for accessing stateless mode and changes are wiped away
corporate resources, while another is a more at reboot. Install ACE on Linux and deliver a
open, configurable environment in the low cost, low maintenance kiosk.
enterprise.
More information can be found at http://www.vmware.com/go/ace